Go South, Young Man

If you aren’t reading Parameters — “The US Army War College Quarterly” — then you should be. In the new Fall issue, author, commentator, and retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters offers a new strategic vision for the United States. Imagine, if you will, another Atlantic Century. A South Atlantic Century.

Mindful of our security requirements in the Middle East, Peters nonetheless thinks we need to aim our main focus south. Read:

Certainly, the United States has genuine strategic interests between the Nile and the Indus, and the threats from the region